Hey friends I know this question is so often asked, but I want to know this from its ground level.

I am having debian 6 installed on my laptop. I want to remove "iceweasel" web browser. Will you please tell me how to remove it ?

And my second query is that when we have to install a software, in which folder it should be kept ? And how to give location of a file that have to be installed ?

How to install .tar.gz & .deb software ?
Installing software always seems me very difficult task in linux..!

Uninstall iceweasel:

apt-get remove iceweasel

Installing software in Linux is VERY simple! MUCH simpler than windows!

Debian Linux:

run "apt-get install firefox" as root

Windows:

go to getfirefox.com
find download
open download
select installation options / location
etc. etc. etc.

There are always exceptions, but it is usaully MUCH easier on Linux. Linux distros have been using what are fundamentally "app stores" for years longer than iPhones and the likes.

You don't specify where it goes generally. Files are expected to be in certain locations, not in an arbitrary location in "Program Files" style directory.

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Thanks for fast reply.
How to give location while installing ?
Where to save .deb file?
How to run as "root" ?

Hmmm, how do you get to 100 posts without knowing how to run something as root? Anyway...

Again, you DON'T give a location.

Save it wherever you want IF you don't have access to the pacakge vai apt. You should NOT need to go get a .deb file manually normally.

log in as root directly, or run "su -" to get a root shell. Alterantively run through sudo - "sudo apt-get whatever whatever"

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You would do us and yourself a favor if you would start to read the documentation for the distribution you have chosen.
Here is a link in the Debian FAQ about package management (installing and removing software): http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/de...gtools.en.html
Keep in mind that a DEB file for Ubuntu may or may not be compatible with Debian and may break your system, so since you are a new user I would recommend to install only software from the repositories or known good software sources, like Debian Multimedia or the Debian Firefox repository.

To become root you launch the command in a terminal and type in the password you have setup for root during installation. Keep in mind that the cursor will not move during typing the password, so you have to type it in blindly. Be very careful when being root, you can easily damage your system.

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Instead of asking simple questions that can be found by either a simple search of the forum or reading the man page , please READ.

# Debian package management : http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/de...e/ch02.en.html
# Debian package management tools http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/de...gtools.en.html
# Aptitude user's manual - http://algebraicthunk.net/~dburrows/...titude/doc/en/
# Apt - Debian Wiki - http://wiki.debian.org/Apt
# The APT, Dpkg Quick Reference http://www.cyberciti.biz/ref/apt-dpkg-ref.html
# Secure APT - http://wiki.debian.org/SecureApt
# Aptitude - Debian Wiki - http://wiki.debian.org/Aptitude
# SourcesList - Debian Wiki - http://wiki.debian.org/SourcesList
# Grokking Debian GNU/Linux - : http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...nu-linux-3073/

why are you wanting to remove iceweasel?

and what package are you trying to install?

Please post your /etc/apt/sources.list

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Thank you.
It worked for me..

I am single person in my friend circle who use linux.
I dont have any teacher to teach me linux here.
I even dont have better internet connection.
Many factors are there, I ask every little thing here because of these things.
Dont be misunderstood.

I do understand this, as I was in the same situation for a number of years.

I learned by reading the docs that came with my distro, joining mailing lists, monitoring subscribing to newsgroups, searching the web for answers, and downloading and reading books from The Linux Documentation Project. I still have several of those books, printed out and stuck in binders, sitting on my bookshelf.

You might want to start with Garrels's Introduction to Linux, which is available on the TLDP guides page.

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